THE WALKS By John Powell and Peter Matthews This is a supplement to the NUTS Publication of 2014. We give corrections to the original booklet and updates to the end of 2016. Thanks to Jacques Carmelli, Allan King, Stuart Mazdon, Chris Smith, Colin Young Peter Matthews p.2 Records 1M: 6:36.0 + Webster 12 Jul 1879, 6:25.2 Bridge 1 Salford 20 Jul 2012, 6:01.75 Roger Mills 1 IAC London (CP) 23 Aug 1978. p.3 3000m: 12:38.2 Cooper at London (Enfield); Indoors: 11:23.99 Alex Wright 19.12.90 2 Athlone 27 Jan 2013 11:15.81 Tom Bosworth 17.1.90 1 Eng Ch Sheffield 10 Jan 2016 10:58.21 Tom Bosworth 17.1.90 1 UK Sheffield 28 Feb 2016 Indoor 5000m: 18:54.18 Tom Bosworth 17.1.90 1 Bratislava 31 Jan 2016 p.3 2 Miles: 13:11.4 Larner on 13 Jul 1904 p.4 5 Miles: 35:24.0 Hardy on 4 Aug 1951, 34:26.6 Matthews 30 Sep 1959 7 Miles: 52:34.6 Webster p.5 1 Hour: 11,265 Page; 13,182 Thatcher 10 Miles: 1:19:27.8 R? Curtis; Road: 1:18:08 Nihill 30 Jul 1972 p.5/6 20 kilometres: track: 1:38:12.2 Sturgess 23 Oct 1897, Road add: 1:20:41 Tom Bosworth 17.1.90 1 Dudince 19 Mar 2016 1:20:12 Tom Bosworth 17.1.90 6 OG Rio de Janeiro 12 Aug 2016 p.7 30 kilometres road: add 2:40:06 Amos Seddon 22.1.41 1 RWA London (VP) 21 Jun 1979 2:38:01 Andrew Drake 6.2.65 1 Mid Sutton Coldfield 22 Apr 1989 2:37:20 Chris Maddocks 28.3.57 1 v6N Laval 25 Jun 1989 p.8 Women 1M: 7:36.2 Farr at London (Chiswick) 5km road: 25:01 Marion Fawkes 3.12.48 1 Eur Grand Quévilly 22 Sep 1974 p.9 20km road: 1:42:02 Lillian Millen 5.3.45 1 Macclesfield 9 Apr 1983 p.12 20M 1951: 2:45:01 ? hcp race Lloyd Johnson p.13 Annual UK Bests 30km – 1977: delete 2:34:45 Brian Adams (was a 20 miles mark). No ‘track’ in heading 3000 Metres Track 10,000 Metres Track 10 Kilometres Road 2014 11:31.8 Tom Bosworth 44:29.0 Dominic King 40:19 Tom Bosworth 2015 11:30.65i Tom Bosworth 41:34.63 Callum Wilkinson 39:38 Tom Bosworth 2016 10:58.21i Tom Bosworth 40:41.62 Roger Mills 39:58 Tom Bosworth UK WALKS STATISTICS OVER THE YEARS 20 KILOMETRES WALK 50 KILOMETRES WALK Year Best 10th 50th 1:40+ W100 Best 10th 50th 5:00+ W100 In final column for each event is number of UK athletes in world top 100 2014 1:22:20 Bosworth 1:48:11 6 1 4:12.41 Dominic King 5:28:45 4 0 2015 1:22:23 Bosworth 1:55:21 2 1 3:59:22 Dominic King 5:30:55 3 1 2016 1:20:13 Bosworth 1:53:39 6 1 3:55:48 Dominic King 5:29:34 3 1 WOMEN 10 KILOMETRES WALK WOMEN 20 KILOMETRES WALK Year Best 10th 50th to 58 Wld Best 10th to 1:55 Wld 2014 45:02 Atkinson 56:42 x 1:33:43 Atkinson 2:22:24 4 1 2015 46:25 Atkinson 54:50 x 1:33:43 Atkinson 2:14:34 5 1 2016 44:59 Davies c.56 x 1:33:48 Davies 2:14:48 4 0 BRITISH MERIT RANKINGS (1968-2016) Corrected and updated Name Pts Top Years Rankings Men's 20 Kilometres Daniel King 115.5 4 11 add 16-2 Dominic King 111.5 0 12 add 14-4, 16-3 Tom Bosworth 81 4 7 add 14-1, 15-1, 16-1 Brian Adams 54.5 1T 8 75-1=, 76-2, 77-3, 78-2, 79-11, 80-5, 81-12, 82-10 Carl Lawton 42 0 6 71-6, 74-6=, 76-6, 77-5=, 78- 7, 79-5 Peter Marlow 33 0 5 72-6, 73-9, 74-4, 75-5, 76-8 Bob Dobson 31.5 0 5 71-7, 73-5, 74-5, 75-7=, 78-9 Roy Thorpe 20 0 4 69-11, 73-3, 74- 11, 76-7 50 Kilometres Daniel King 69 3 6 add 16-2 Dominic King 59 4 5 add 15-1, 16-1 1 Ian Richards 51.5 1+1T 5 78-3, 79-2, 80-1=, 81-6, 82-6 Roy Thorpe 46 0 6 72-7, 73-5, 74-3, 75-3, 76-2, 78-1 Michael George 32 0 3 13-2, 14-2, 15-3 Peter Hodkinson 31 0 5 73-4, 74-7,76-8, 77-4=, 79-6 Carl Lawton 30 0 8 71-4, 72-11, 74-10, 75-12, 76-3, 80-11=,81-12, 82-10= John Lees 28.5 0 6 7-11, 75-5, 76-7, 77-4-, 78-9, 79-12= Charles Fogg 26.5 - 5 69-6, 70-10, 74-12=, 75-4, 76-6 Murray Lambden 22.5 0 4 80-9, 81-7=, 82-3, 84-10 Women Johanna Jackson 126 10 11 add 14-1, 15-1 Heather Lewis 59 0 6 add 14-2, 15-3, 16-2 Bethan Davies 54 2 5 add 14-3, 15-2, 16-1 Sophie Hales 49 0 7 add 16-6 Michelle Turner 31 0 4 13-3, 14-6, 15-5, 16-7 Emma Achurch 27 0 3 14-5, 15-4, 16-3 Championship Results p.18 Commonwealth Games 30km: 1978 4 Brian Adams 2:29:41.5 p.23 1977 v ITA 20km: dq. Adams p.27 ENGLAND JUNIORS. 2005 Sep 4 Earls Colne v FIN 10km: 3. Nick Ball 48:40, 6. Robert Bain 53:51, 7. Jack Tomlin 56:54 Women 1974 22 Sep Grand Quévilly 5km road: 1. Fawkes 25:01, 5. Pamela Branson 26:02, 6. Sylvia Saunders 26:06. p.31 ENGLAND JUNIORS. 2005 Sep 4 Earls Colne v FIN 10km: 4. Rebecca Mersh 56:46, 7. Fiona McGorum 59:01, 8. Sarah Foster 61:3 p.33 UK Internationals. Add: SHEPPARD, Roy (17.8.59) Anglia Striders 1 (1963); SMITH, Christopher James (23.12.58) Leicester WC 3 (1985-7) Add to Commonwealth Games (non-GB): Howard Gawne Isle of Man CG 1966 p.34 Women: BRANSON, Pamela (10.3.58) Harborne 1 (1974) p.36 1925 Leslie Sandy (& p. 40, 53, 100, 104 p.43-44 AAA 10,000m: 1980-81 Mike Parker Brighton & Hove/NZL, 1985-86 Murray Day Belgrave H/NZL 1986 1. Ian McCombie 41:42.28, 1998 3. Andi Drake 42:46.26 p.47 RWA 10 Miles 1962 team: Highgate 53 Surrey 65 Belgrave 68 p.48 RWA 10M 1989 venue was Redditch p.53 RWA 20 Miles 1923-5 Fred Poynton & Lloyd Johnson were Leicester H p.62 RWA 100 Miles 1987 on June 26-27 p.65/76 2013 Jasmine Nicholls member of Leicester not OWLS p.80 Inter-Counties: 1934 Leslie Hancock, 1938 Edward Upton, 1947 Terry Owens (& p.87) p.89 Midland 10,000 Metres Track 1974 Brian Adams 44:46.0 p.90 35km road 1979 Brian Adams 2:50:17 p.93 North 2M 1946 Terry Owens p.101 Enfield 7M: 1920-5 handicap races p.107 National Championship wins: Brian Adams 8 AAA Junior 1M: 1948 Edward Sharp, 1949 Donald Bott p.116 1:34:26 Olly Caviglioli FRA p.128 Women 50km: 4:50:51 Sandra Brown Additions p.17 Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro p.22 European Cup 2015 Murcia May 17 20km 12 Aug: 6 Tom Bosworth 1:20:13 20km: 16 Tom Bosworth 1:23:54 50km 19 Aug: dq Dominic King – Women’s 20km: 38 Johanna Atkinson 1:44:28 p.18 World Championships 2015 Beijing Junior men 10km: 12 Callum Wilkinson 42:49 20km 23 Aug: 24 Tom Bosworth 1:23:58 17 Guy Thomas 43:40 p.19 World Junior Champs 2016 Bydgoszcz dnf Cameron Corbishley 44:28 10000m: 1 Callum Wilkinson 40:41.62 Junior women 10k: 24 Emma Achurch 53:35 24 Cameron Corbishley 43:06.91 p.27/30 England Internationals Women 10000m: 22 Emma Achurch 50:51.58 2014 Jun 22 6 NATIONS Namur 20k: 3. Dan King p.19 European Junior Champs 2015 Eskilstuna 1:33:56, 4. Dominic King 1:38:37, 12. Adam Cowin 10000m: 7 Callum Wilkinson 41:34.63 1:51.52; Women 10km: 3. Sophie Lewis Ward 54:02, Women 10000m: 22 Emma Achurch 50:51.58 6. Heather Butcher 55:49; Junior 10km: p.22 World Cup 2016 Rome May 7-8 6. Tom Partington 59:30, 7. Tim Snook 55:46 20km: 34 Tom Bosworth 1:22:55 2015 Jun 22 6 NATIONS Beedford dq Dominic KIng – 20kmT: 2. Tom Bosworth 1:25:28.36, 11. Adam Cowin Women’s 20km: dq Bethan Davies – 1:44:09.88, dq. Dominic King Junior men 10km: 4 Callum Wilkinson 40:30 Women 10km: 1. Emma Achurch 51:40.44, 5. Sophie 19 Guy Thomas 42:55 Lewis Ward 54:49.55, 6. Heather Butcher 55:37.68 26 Cameron Corbishley 43:27 Junior 10k: 1. Callum Wilkinson 42:59.23, 2. Guy Junior women 10km: 23 Emma Achurch 48:58 Thomas 43:58.41 2 Championship Top 6s p.62 Add RWA Long Distance Championship p.44 UK 5000 Metres Track 1984 Sept 1 London to Brighton 2012 June 24 Birmingham 1. Brian Adams Leicester WC 8:37:30 1. Alex Wright Belgrave 19:48.14 2. Steve Till Surrey WC 8:41:18 2. Tom Bosworth Tonbridge 20:26.13 3. Ted Holmquist Highgate H 8:58:57 3. Michael Doyle IRL 21:42.99 4. Peter Worth Enfield H 9:07:13 4. Daniel King Colchester 21:55.62 5. Nolan Simmons Surrey WC 9:11:27 5. Alex Eaton Manx 23:53.92 6. Mike Lewis Trowbridge 9:17:21 6. Adam Cowin Manx 25:38.90 p. 62 BA & RWA 50 Kilometres 2015 July 5 Birmingham 2014 October 4 Hillingdon 1. Tom Bosworth Tonbridge 19:00.73 BA: 1. Dominic King 4:12:41 2. Callum Wilkinson Enfield & Haringey 20:21.57 2. Michael George Manx H 4:48:21 3. Dominic King Colchester H 21:01.70 RWA: 1. Jonathon Hobbs Ashford 5:12:24 4. Cameron Corbishley Medway & M'stone 21:03.92 2. Mark Cushaw LFR 5:50:43 5. Fredrik Rotnes NOR 21:39.26 3. David Crompton Lancashire WC 5:51:18 6. Luc Legon Bexley 22:59.73 4. Martin Fisher Redcar 5:57:54 2016 June 26 Birmingham 5. Greg Smith Lancs WC 6:00:26 1. Dane Bird-Smith AUS (guest) 19:08.76 6. Chris Flint Surrey WC 6:10:24 2. (1) Tom Bosworth Tonbridge 19:13.56 Team: Lancashire WC 3. (2) Callum Wilkinson Enfield & Haringey 19:54.47 2015 October 5 Hillingdon 4. (3) Cameron Corbishley Medway & M 20:50.91 1. Adrian Edwards Lancashire WC 5:39:26 5. Christopher Snook Aldershot F & D 22:37.43 2. Colin Vesty Leicester WC 5:57:19 6. Timothy Snook Aldershot F & D 23:37.67 3. David Crompton Lancashire WC 6:04:37 p.46 RWA National 10 Kilometres 4. Roy Gunnett Lancashire WC 6:07:47 2014 June 19 Hillingdon Team: Lancashire WC 1. Callum Wilkinson Enfield & Haringey 46:22 2016 October 2 Hillingdon 2. Daniel King Colchester 47:49 1. Matthew Haddock Manx H 5:32:33 3. Ian Richards Steyning 50:48 2. Adrian Edwards Lancashire WC 5:46:36 4. Fabian Deuter Hillingdon 52:29 3. Martin Fisher Redcar RWC 6:07:48 5. Francisco Reis Ilford/POR 53:20 4. John Borgars Loughton 6:08:17 6. Pablo Gomez USA 54:55 5. Roy Gunnett Lancashire WC 6:12:44 Ilford 275, Enfield & Ha 273, Surrey WC 248 p. 64 RWA 100 Miles 2015 June 25 Hillingdon (also CAU) 2016 August 6/7 Redcar 1. Francisco Reis Ilford/Middx/POR (CAU) 50:00 1. Colin Vesty Leicester 20:39:44 2. Fabian Deuter Hillingdon/Middx 51:57 2. Kevin Marshall Ilford 22:02:15 3. Ian Richards Steyning/Sussex 52:52 3. John Borgars Loughton 22:31:52 4. Chris Hobbs Ashford/Kent 53:02 4. Martin Fisher Yorkshire 23:10:31 5. Trevor Jones Steyning/Sussex 53:03 5. Kim Reed Tring Runners 23:25:11 6. Steve Allen Barnet/Herts 53:07 Women: Sandra Brown Surrey WC 21 10:06 2016 June 11 Coventry p.66 UK 5000 Metres Track 1. Mark Williams Tamworth 51:51 2015 July 5 Birmingham 2. Ian Richards Steyning 53:57 1. Johanna Atkinson Redcar WC 22:03.55 3. Dwane Butterly Leicester WC 55:34 2. Bethan Davies Cardiff AAC 22:06.46 4. Steve Allen Barnet & Dist) 55:39 3. Heather Lewis Pembrokeshire H 23:28.43 5. Matthew Haddock Manx H 59:46 4. Emma Achurch Leicester WC 25:01.58 6. Peter Boszko Birchfield H 60:19 5. Brenda Gannon IRL Hyde Park H 25:43.69 1. Leicester WC, 2. Surrey WC, 3. Enfield & Haringey 6. Sophie Lewis Ward Cambridge H 25:44.82 p.49 RWA 10 Miles 2016 June 26 Birmingham 2015 cancelled due to lack of entries. 1. Bethan Davies Cardiff AAC 22:03.82 p.52 RWA National 20 Kilometres 2. Sophie Lewis Ward Cambridge H 24:24.47 2015 April 18 Hillingdon 3. Brianna Mulvee AUS (guest) 24:35.56 1. Tom Bosworth Tonbridge 1:29:16 4. Ester Montaner ESP (guest) 25:19.71 2. Dominic King Colchester H 1:39:26 5.(3) Natalie Myers C of Sheffield & Dearne 27:01.15 3. Richard Garrard Manx H/IoM Vets 1:47:31 p. 76 RWA Women’s 10 Kilometres 4. Trevor Jones Steyning 1:51:56 2014 June 19 Hillingdon 5. Chris Hobbs Ashford 1:52:41 1. Emma Achurch Leicester WC 51:37 6. Richard Wild Northern (IoM) 1:59:02 2. Graziene Narviliene Belgrave H/LTU 54:08 Team: 1. Manx H, 2. Enfield & Haringey, 3. Surrey WC 3. Michelle Turner Northern AC 55:48 2016 April 23 Hillingdon 4. Kate Donaldson Leicester WC 61:39 1. Tom Bosworth Tonbridge 1:30:29 5. Penelope Cummings Herne Hill H 61:49 2. Gregorio Angelini ITA 1:33:35 6. Maureen Noel Belgrave H 64:29 3. Jonathon Hobbs Ashford 1:46:21 Leicester WC 289, Belgrave 192 4. Mark Williams Tamworth 1:48:09 2015 June 25 Hillingdon (also CAU) 5. Dale Farquhar Manx H 1:58:45 UK: Rebecca Collins N.Down/Medway & M 55:01 6. Stephen Taylor Manx H 2:01:41 1. Kate Donaldson Leicester WC 57:12 Team: 1. Manx H, 2. Belgrave H 3 2. Penelope Cummings HHH/Surrey 60:09 p, 85 Women’s UK CAU 3. Maureen Noel Belgrave/Middlesex 63:04 2014 3000m Aug 24 Bedford 4. Ann Wheeler Leicester/Warwicks 64:56 1. Heather Lewis West Wales 13:17.96 5. Angela Martin Surrey WC/Kent 65:58 2. Ellie Dooley Yorkshire 13:55.42 6. Ann Jones Steyning/Sussex 66:10 3. Grazine Narviliene Middlesex 14:11.73 2016 June 11 Coventry (also CAU) 4. Tatyana Gabellone ITA Avon & Somerset 14:13.48 1. Emma Achurch Leicester WC/Leics 48:25 5. Heather Butcher Kent 14:56.43 2. Gemma Bridge Oxford City/Oxon 50:33 6. Kate Donaldson Leicestershire 16:15.49 3. Natalie Myers C of Sheffield & Dearne/Yorks58:46 2015 3000m Aug 2 Bedford – also England Champs 4. Kate Donaldson Leicester WC/Leics 61:12 1. Bethan Davies South Wales 13:03.66 5. Ann Wheeler Leicester WC/Warwicks 64:12 2. Tatyana Gabellone ITA Avon & Somerset 13:12.51 6. Noel Blatchford Abingdon/Oxon 70:10 3. Gemma Bridge Oxfordshire (1 ENG) 14:01.23 Team: Leicester WC 4. Brianna Mulvee AUS Oxfordshire 14:49.12 p. 79 RWA Women’s 20 Kilometres 5. Jasmine Nicholls Leicestershire 15:17.04 2015 April 18 Hillingdon 6. Sophie Lewis Ward Kent 15:28.94 1. Heather Lewis Pembrokeshire H 1:43:36 2016 3000m July 31 Bedford – also England Champs 2. Emma Achurch Leicester WC 1:45:29 1. Bethan Davies South Wales 13:10.00 3. Bethan Davies Cardiff AAC 1:47:29 2. Heather Lewis West Wales 13:21.50 4. Brenda Gannon IRL Hyde Park H 1:51:38 3. Tatyana Gabellone ITA Avon & Somerset 13:28.90 5. Michelle Turner Northern (IoM) 1:52:10 4. Gemma Bridge Oxfordshire 13:45.00 6. Penelope Cummings Aldershot, F & D 2:03:58 5. Emma Achurch Leicester & Rutland 13:58.70 Team: Leicester WC 6. Brianna Mulvee AUS Oxfordshire 14:12.00 2016 April 23 Hillingdon p.88 Welsh Champs 1. Hannah Hunter Manx H 1:55:39 3000m Track 2. Erika Kelly Northern (IoM) 2:01:44 2015 Dave Ainsworth (Ilford) 21:57.67 3. Marie Jackson Manx H 2:02:49 2016 Jordan Price (Brecon) 15:42.58 4. Jayne Farquhar Manx H 2:15:54 Women’s 3000m Track 5. Angela Martin Paddock Wood/Surrey WC 2:23:09 2015 Bethan Davies (Cardiff AAC) 13:18.20 6. Louise Hollings Isle of Man Vets 2:25:15 2016 Bethan Davies (Cardiff AAC) 12:24.70 Team: Manx H p.91/92 Midland Champs p. 79 RWA Women’s 50 Kilometres 10,000 Metres Track 2014 October 9 Hillingdon 2015 Steve Arnold (Nuneaton H) 59:20 1. Maureen Noel Belgrave H 6:01:35 2016 Mark Williams (Tamworth) 52:13.1 2. Sarah Lightman Leicester WC 6:03:23 10 Kilometres Road 2015 October 5 Hillingdon 2015 Mark Williams (Tamworth) 57:45 1. Maureen Noel Belgrave H 5:55:00 2016 Mark Williams (Tamworth) 52:33 2. Sarah Lightman Leicester WC 6:09:00 20 Kilometres Road 2016 October 2 Hillingdon 2015 Chris Vesty (Leicester) 2:10:37 No finishers 30 Kilometres Road p. 82 UK CAU Champs 2016 Mark Williams (Tamworth) 3:07:00 2014: 3000m Aug 24 Bedford Women’s 5000 Metres Track 1. Jamie Higgins Yorkshire 11:52.29 2015 Vicky Morgan (Wolverhampton & B) 28:24 2. Dominic KIng Essex 12:08.83 2016 Ann Wheeler (Leicester WC) 30:31.4 3. Callum Wilkinson Suffolk 12:14.18 Women’s 5 Kilometres Road 4. Mark Williams Staffordshire 14:11.11 2015 Charlotte Finney (Tipton) 29:34 5. Luc Legon Kent 14:54.23 2016 Vicky Morgan (Wolverhampton & B) 28:44 2015 3000m Aug 2 Bedford – also England Champs Women’s 20 Kilometres Road 1. Dominic KIng Essex 12:07.14 2015 Jasmine Nicholls (Leicester) 1:59:23 2. Callum Wilkinson Suffolk 12:35.22 Women’s 30 Kilometres Road 3. Daniel King Essex 12:49.56 2014 Maureen Noel (Belgrave H) 3:26:25 4. Christopher Snook Hampshire 13:18.75 2016 Ann Wheeler (Leicester) 3:44:04 5. Luc Legon Kent 13:36.50 p.96 Southern Champs 6. Francisco Reis POR Middlesex 13:39.35 5000m track 2016 3000m July 31 Bedford – also England Champs 2015 Shaun Lightman (Surrey WC) 31:16.5 1. Daniel King Essex 12:46.56 2016 Chris Hobbs (Ashford) 27:21.06 2. Christopher Snook Hampshire 13:36.70 10 Kilometres Road 3. Mark Williams 14:08.51 2015 Francisco Reis (Southern Vets/POR) 50:17 4. Jonathan Hobbs 14:28.79 2016 Francisco Reis (Southern Vets/POR) 50:48 5. Dwane Butterly Derbyshire 15:51.42 30 Kilometres Road 6. Steve Allen Hertfordshire 17:29.61 2014 Steve Allen (Barnet & Dist) 3:12:08 Women’s 5000m track 2015 Penelope Cummings (Herne Hill) 29:00.1 Women’s 10 Kilometres Road 2016 Sophie Hales (Steyning) 50:59

4 AAA/UK INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS A 1 mile walk was included in the AAA Championships at Wembley in 1936, and the 3000m walk at Birming- ham (NIA) 1998-2001 and at Cardiff (UWIC) 2002. The event was changed to UK Championships in 2007 and the walk re-introduced in 2015. A women’s 1.5 mile walk was included at RAF Cosford in 1966-67 and the 3000m as with the men except for 1998. 1st 2nd 3rd I mile Walk 1936 Albert Cooper 6:59.4 Harry Churcher Dick Edge 3000 Metres Walk 1997 Andrew Penn 12:14.42 Pierce O’Callaghan IRL 12:32.60 Noel Carmody 13:03.64 1998 Martin Bell 12:08.61 Pierce O’Callaghan IRL 12:12.67 Andi Drake 12:23.13 1999 Andi Drake 11:56.72 Martin Bell 11:59.59 Robert Heffernan IRL 12:43.71 2000 Robert Heffernan IRL 11:38.20 Martin Bell 12:03.12 Andrew Penn 12:10.08 2001 Robert Heffernan IRL 11:19.27 Andi Drake 12:02.24 Jamie Costin IRL 12:07.05 2002 Robert Heffernan IRL 11:10.02 Colin Griffin IRL 11:46.03 Andi Drake 11:58.49 2015 Tom Bosworth 11:30.35 Callum Wilkinson 12:24.38 Creighton Connolly CAN 12:25.68 2016 Tom Bosworth 10:58.21 Christopher Snook 13:12.24 Tom Partington 13:17.58 Women 1.5 Miles Walk 1966 Judy Farr 12:29.2 Audrey Hackett 12:35.2 Sheila Jennings 12:58.6 1967 Diane Cotterill 12:33.8 Sheila Jennings 12:47.0 Audrey Hackett 12:54.4 Women 3000 Metres Walk 1997 Sylvia Black 14:09.58 Sharon Tonks 14:59.06 Sally Warren 16:00.14 1999 Sharon Tonks 14:29.44 Katherine Horwill 14:32.71 Jo Anne Hesketh 16:12.67 2000 Gillian O’Sullivan IRL 12:33.11 Sharon Tonks 14:17.50 Katherine Horwill 14:35.64 2001 Gillian O’Sullivan IRL 12:23.45 Sharon Tonks 14:02.55 Niobe Menendez 14:04.49 2002 Gillian O’Sullivan IRL 12:17.56 Niobe Menendez 13:08.64 Sharon Tonks 13:57.87 2015 Tatyana Gabellone ITA 13:24.94 Emma Achurch 13:29.19 Sophie Lewis Ward 14:21.93 2016 Bethan Davies 12:44.99 Emma Achurch 13:44.23 Susan Randall USA 14:18.66 AAC 7 Miles Walk Championships Results Venues: Beaufort House, West Brompton 1866-68, AAC Lillie Bridge, West Brompton 1869-79, LAC Stamford Bridge, Chelsea 1879 1866 23 March. 4 competitors 1873 5 April. 5 competitors 1. John Chambers Public Schools C 59:32.0 1. William Morgan Atalanta RC 54:56.0 2. Robert McKerrell Cambridge UAC 60 yd Henry Steib Preston Gym S dnf 3. William Doig Cambridge UAC 15 yd Allan Gilmour Amateur AC dnf Hugh Montgomery Oxford UAC dnf George Duxfield Southport dnf 1867 15 April. 6 competitors E.A. Dawes Romford dnf 1. Thomas Farnworth Liverpool AC 58:18.0 World best performance. Bell’s Life gives 54:57, but 2. John Chambers Amateur AC 6 in four other sources agree on 54:56 3. T.W. Thompson London AC a good lap 1874 30 March. 1 competitor Robert Williams Civil Service dnf 1. William Morgan Atalanta RC 55:26.8 ac Frederick Stuart Greenwich 1875 22 March. 3 competitors ac James Westell London AC 1. William Morgan Atalanta RC 53:47.0 1868 20 June. 3 competitors Harry Webster Stoke Victoria AC dnf 1. Walter Rye London AC 57:40.0 James Becke Oxford UAC dnf 2. Thomas Griffith City AAC 58:00.0 World best performance 3. Henry Wilkinson London AC a mile 1876 10 April. 2 competitors 1869 3 April. 2 competitors 1. Harry Venn London AC 55:11.8 1. Thomas Griffith South Essex AC 58:35.0 William Morgan Atalanta RC dnf 2. C.E. Broad Brixton AC 1:04:02.0 1877 26 March. 5 competitors 1870 9 April. 4 competitors 1. H.Webster Knotty Ash 53:59.6 1. Thomas Griffith South Essex AC 55:30.0 2. William Morgan Atalanta RC 1 ft 2. Richard Nunn London AC 55:55.0 3. Stephen Mitcalfe London RC 55:06.0 3. J.E. Bentley London AC 57:01.0 4. Harry Venn London AC 55:35.0 Horace Petherick Addiscombe dnf ac Janes Miles Garston FC dnf World best performance 1878 15 April. 3 competitors 1871 3 April. 2 competitors 1. Harry Venn London AC 52:25.0 1. J. Francis South Essex AC 58:09.0 G.A. Jones West London H dnf J.E. Bentley London AC disq Harry Webster Liverpool dnf 1872 27 March. 5 competitors 1879 7 April. 1 competitor 1. Thomas Hogg London AC 57:22.0 1. Harry Webster Stoke Victoria AC 52:34.5 2. Henry Steib Preston Gym S 5 yd World best performance 3. James Jobling Northumberland CC 600 yd 1879 LAC Championship 14 June. 1 competitor Allan Gilmour Cambridge UAC dnf 1. Harry Venn London AC 56:10.6 B. Ferguson RA College disq 5 England Age Group Championships UNDER 20 10,000 METRES UNDER 15 3000 METRES WOMEN U17 5000 METRES 2015 Callum Wilkinson 42:59.23 2015 Benjamin Allen 16:11.01 2015 Megan Stratton-Thomas 2016 Callum Wilkinson 42:18.94 2016 Jack Childs 17:09.01 28:18.88 UNDER 17 5000 METRES WOMEN U20 10,000 METRES 2016 Ana Garcia 26:35.17 2015 Christopher Snook 23:13.63 2015 Emma Achurch 51:40.44 WOMEN U15 3000 METRES 2016 Christopher Snook 23:36.51 2016 Ana Garcia 56:02.20 2015 Ana Garcia 14:58.00 2016 Lucy Lewis-Ward 16:32.30 BRITISH ALL-TIME WALKS LISTS Updates and new marks from 2014-16 MEN Tom Bosworth 17.01.90 : 3000m 11:29.54+1m Birmingham 26 Jun 2016 , 10:58.21i 1 Sheffield 28 Feb 2016, 5000mT 19:00.73 1 Birmingham 5 Jul 2015; 5000mT: 18:54.18i T1 Bratislava, SVK 31 Jan 2016; 10000mT 41:34.9+ 1m Bedford 21 Jun 2015, 10kRd 39:36 1 Coventry 1 Mar 2015; 20kRd 1:20:13 6 Rio de Janeiro, BRA 12 Aug 2016 Callum Wilkinson 14.03.97: 3000m 11:36.2 1 Bury St. Edmunds 15 May 2016; 5000mT 19:35.4 Callum Wilkinson 14.03.97 1 Tamworth 2 Jul 2016, 10000mT 40:41.62 Callum Wilkinson 14.03.97 1 Bydgoszcz, POL 23 Jul 2016; 10kmRd 40:30 Callum Wilkinson 14.03.97 4 Rome, ITA 7 May 2016 Jamie Higgins 7.01.94: 3000m 1 Bedford 24 Aug 2014; 5000mT 20:55.01 Jamie Higgins 7.01.94 4 Birmingham 29 Jun 2014 Cameron Corbishley 31.03.97: 3000m 11:53.09 1 Ashford 15 May 2016, 11:39.75i 1 Cardiff 11 Dec 2016; 5000mT 20:34.9 2 Tamworth 2 Jul 2016; 10000mT 42:18.94 1 Bedford 19 Jun 2016; 20kRd 1:33:00 C1 Hillingdon 2 Oct 2016 Guy Thomas 1.07.97: 3000m 12:08.12 2 Manchester 17 Aug 2016, 11:50.3i 2 Cardiff 11 Dec 2016; 10000mT 42:28.20 2 Bedford 19 Jun 2016; 20kRd 1:30:17 1 Douglas, IOM 4 Sep 2016 Dominic King 30.05.83: 50k 3:55:48 4 Andernach, GER 8 Oct 2016 WOMEN Bethan Davies 7.11.90: 3000mT 12:24.70 1 Cardiff 11 Jun 2016 , 5000mT 22:03.82 1 Birmingham 26 Jun 2016; 10kRd 44:59 1 Coventry 6 Mar 2016, 20k 1:33:48 1 Leeds 5 Jun 2016 Heather Lewis 25.10.93: 3000mT 13:07.04 2 Cardiff 11 Jun 2016, 5000mT 22:09.87 1 Birmingham 29 Jun 2014, 20k 1:38:22 1 Hillingdon 2 Oct 2016 Gemma Bridge 17.05.93: 3000m 13:017.85 2 Manchester (SC) 17 Aug 2016, 5000mT 25:08.0 Gemma Bridge 17.05.93 1 Tamworth 11 Jul 2015, 10kRd 50:33 2 Coventry 11 Jun 2016 Sophie Lewis Ward 7.04.99: 3000m 13:51.35+4m Tblisi, GEO 14 Jul 2016, 5kRd 23:36 2y Podébrady, CZE 9 Apr 2016 Emma Achurch 9.07.97: 3000m 13:58.73 5 Bedford 31 Jul 2015, 13:29.19i 2 Sheffield 15 Feb 2015, 5000mT 24:14.96 3 Birmingham 29 Jun 2014; 5k Rd 23:29 1-j Coventry 1 Mar 2015; 10k Rd 47:49 2 Lugano, SUI 2 Mar 2015, 20k 1:43:26 2 Hilingdon 2 Oct 2016 Ellie Dooley 6.10.95: 5000mT 3:40.75 2 Birmingham 29 Jun 2014 Ana Garcia 3.05.01: 5000mT 24:58.8 1 Enfield 10 May 2014 Heather Butcher 23.09.97: 5000mT 25:38.46 6 Birmngham 20 Jun 2014 Michelle Turner 24.06.72: 5kRd 24:11 1 Douglas IOMi22 May 2014 Molly Davey 3.09.98: 5000mT 25:41.5 1 Bologna, ITA 22 Mar 2015; 10kRd 52:52 5y Lugano, SUI 15 Mar 2015 Erika Kelly 6.12.92: 5000mT 25:41.3 3 Tamworth 2 Jul 2016 Karen Chiarello 31.8.63: 1 Peel IOM 24 Apr 2016

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